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Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus
Кафедральны сабор Ісуса Міласэрнага
Location	Vitebsk
Country	Belarus
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church

The Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus (Belarusian: Катэдральны сабор Ісуса Міласэрнага) also called Vitebsk Cathedral It is the name given to a religious building that is located in Vitebsk, a city in Belarus.

The cathedral follows the Roman or Latin rite and serves as the cathedral of the Diocese of Vitebsk (Dioecesis Vitebscensis or Віцебскай дыяцэзіі) which was created in 1999 by bull "Ad aptius consulendum" by Pope John Paul II.

The laying of the first stone took place in 2004. The church, dedicated to Merciful Jesus in October 2009, was elevated to the cathedral by Pope Benedict XVI on 18 June 2011. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the election of Pope John Paul II, the Polish Catholics donated to the diocese a monument depicting Pope placed outside the cathedral.

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Belarus

References

1. Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus in Vitebsk
2. "Roman Cathedral Church of Jesus the Merciful | Religious Buildings | Vitebsk - Attractions". vitebskcity.by. Retrieved 2016-09-03.
3. "Catholic.by - Віцебск — парафія Езуса Міласэрнага". catholic.by. Retrieved 2016-09-03.

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Episcopal Conference of Belarus
Dioceses	Archdiocese of Minsk–Mohilev Diocese of Grodno Diocese of Pinsk Diocese of Vitebsk
Churches	Cathedrals: Cathedral of the Holy Name of Saint Virgin Mary Co-Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin and St. Stanislaus, Mogilev St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Grodno Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pinsk Cathedral of the Merciful Jesus, Vitebsk Old Cathedral of St. Barbara and St. Paul, Vitebsk Churches: Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Budslau St. Mary's Church, Grodno Church of Saint John the Baptist, Kamai Church of Holy Trinity, Minsk Church of Saints Simon and Helena, Minsk St. Nicholas' Church, Mir Transfiguration Church, Navahrudak Corpus Christi Church, Nesvizh Church of the Assumption, Pruzhany Church of the Holy Trinity, Hyervyaty Church of Mother of God of the Rosary, Soly
Former dioceses	Archdiocese of Mohilev Archeparchy of Polotsk–Vitebsk Eparchy of Volodymyr–Brest Apostolic Exarchate of Belarus
Belarusian Byzantine	Belarusian Greek Catholic Church Leo Garoshka Ceslaus Sipovich Alexander Nadson Sergiusz Gajek
Relations	Apostolic Nunciature to Belarus Archbishop Ante Jozić
See also	Ruthenian Uniate Church Church of St Cyril of Turau, London Our Lady of Budslau Kalvaryja Byaroza Monastery
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